Hat-fastener.



N0. 640,253. Patented Ian. 2, I900. L. ANDERSON.

HAT FASTENER.

(Application filed Aug. 14, 1899.)

(No Model.)

rrle STATES LOUIS ANDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAT FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 640,253, dated January2, 1900.

Application filed August 14,1899. Serial No. 727,097. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, Louis ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvem ents in Hat-Pins, of which thefollowing isa specification and which are illustrated in theaccompanyingdrawings, forming a part thereof.

One object of the invention is to provide a neat and efficient means forsecuring ladies hats; and a further object is to provide means forsecuring the hat-pin permanently to the hat, so that it is not in dangerof being lost when the hat is out of service. These objects are attainedby the construction hereinafter fully described, and which isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a detailinside view of a hat in perspective, showing the hat-pin attachedthereto; and Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section through the rim of the hatand a portion of the crown, showing a side elevation of the hatpin inservice.

A frame or plate A is adapted to be secured to the under face and nearthe inner edge of the rim X of the hat, as shown at a. This frame orplate is provided with a loop or with loops B, and if the frame is inthe form of a plate these loops are easily provided by making parallelcuts in the plate and raising the metal between them. The shaft 0 of thepin passes through and reciprocates in one of these loops, so that itmay be thrust forward into the hair of the wearer or may be withdrawn tothe position indicated by dotted linesinFig. 1. Preferablyadouble-shaftpin is used, as shown in Fig. l, the two shafts C 0 being united by across member D, which in this instance constitutes the head of the pin.lVhen a single shaft is used, any suitable form of head may be applied.

The frame or plate A is provided with a spring-tongue E. This may bewrought out in a variety of ways. I show a cheap and effective form ofconstruction in which the tongue is an integral part of the plate andprojects laterally therefrom at its inner edge, so as to be locatedbetween the two shafts of the pin, and is turned backwardly with a curveand near its end is provided with a shoulder c, which engages the crossmember D of the pin when the latter is in its advanced position, andthereby prevents the pin from working out or being accidentallywithdrawn. The pin is easily disengaged from the shoulder of the springE when it is desired to remove the hat and when so disengaged is thrownbackwardly, as shown in dotted lines.

"While I prefer to make the frame of sheet metal, I do not limit myselfto that form, and while I prefer the double-shaft form of pin a singleshaft maybe used if it is provided with some form of head adapted toengage the spring-detent.

I claim as my invention- In a hat-pin, in combination, a plate forattachment to a hat and having a pair of guideloops, aspringtongue'secured to the inner edge of the plate and curvedbackwardly across its face between the loops, and having abackwardly-inclined shoulder near its free end, such end being inclinedtoward the plane of the plate, and a U-shaped pin adapted to slide underthe guide-loops and to engage by its cross member the shoulder of thespringtongue.

LOUIS ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

PAUL CARPENTER, LOUIS K. GILLsoN.

